Of course you knew it was National Honey Month! On Thursday, September 19, at 4 p.m., the Montauk Library will salute the sweet stuff with a hands-on program featuring pollinator... more
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE — Matthew William Scott, 39, of East Quogue was arrested again by the East Hampton Village Police on April 9, accused of, once again, violating a court order of protection issued to a former domestic partner of Scott, which requires Scott to have absolutely no contact of any kind, including via phone calls or text messages. The specific charge against Scott this time was criminal contempt in the second-degree, a misdemeanor. Since that stay-away order of protection was issued out of Suffolk County’s family court on December 29, 2023, Scott has racked up over two dozen criminal ...
17 Apr 2024 by Staff Writer
Florio E. Samaniego Duchi, 52, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was charged by East Hampton Town Police with misdemeanor DWI a little before midnight last Thursday, April 11. Samaniego Duchi was driving a 2013 Toyota Tacoma pickup when he made an improper turn out of a parking lot on North Main Street, police said, after which he repeatedly crossed over the double yellow line before making another improper turn onto Floyd Street. The officer who made the traffic stop reported that Samaniego Duchi appeared intoxicated, and had him perform roadside sobriety tests, which the officer said he failed. After being arrested, ...
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The bumper stickers used to be ubiquitous on the roads: “No Farms No Food.” The slogan is a registered trademark of the American Farmland Trust, which mails out those bumper stickers for free to anyone in the United States who requests one. It’s a simple, accurate message, but it’s one that is lost on many people who think food comes from the grocery store or Amazon Fresh and forget that these retailers are merely intermediaries. On the South Fork, one doesn’t need to drive far in any direction to come across farmland. It is one of the pleasures of living ...
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It’s the title of Tarō Gomi’s beloved children’s book, which has, for nearly 50 years, been delivering a simple but universal reminder: “Since we all eat, we all must poop. All of us! Everyone!” It doesn’t seem like fodder for this space — but, increasingly, more and more people behave as though (how shall we put this?) their own poop is perfumed in a unique way. We are all trapped together on an island that, though long, is densely populated in places, and increasingly so. As a result, we are slowly befouling this place we call home, polluting groundwater with ...
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1994. It’s hard to imagine, but despite being a matriarchal society, that was the first year Shinnecock Nation women were permitted to vote on tribal matters. And it wasn’t until 2013 that the nation had its first female on the Council of Trustees. So it was great to witness the momentous milestone on April 2, when Lisa Goree was elected the new chair of the Shinnecock Nation Council of Trustees. She joins Bianca Collins, who continues serving as trustee, and Linda Franklin, who, as sunksqua, has an important nonvoting advisory role. It’s encouraging to see the nation vote Goree into ...
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Annette Hinkle on Sep 8, 2019